Kidney Transplantation: A Guide to the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients

Ten Things Not to Do.- The Transplant Procedure: Surgical Techniques and Complications.- What Is Transplant Immunology and Why Are Allografts Rejected?.- What Is Histocompatibility Testing and How Is It Done?.- Kidney Allocation: Role of UNOS and OPOs.- Live Donors: How to Optimally Protect the Donor.- Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Essentials for the Nephrologist.- New Sources in Living Kidney Donation.- What Are Immunosuppressive Medications? How Do They Work? What Are Their Side Effects?.- Optimizing Immunosuppression.- Evaluation of Renal Allograft Dysfunction.- The Kidney Transplant Biopsy.- Evaluation of the Kidney Transplant Candidate and Follow-Up of the Listed Patient.- The Acute Care of the Transplant Recipient.- Post-transplant Cardiovascular Disease.- Diabetes Mellitus and Transplantation: Risks for Post-transplant Diabetes.- Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients.- Malignancies Before and After Transplantation.- Bone Disease in Renal Transplantation.- Sexuality and Pregnancy Before and After Kidney Transplantation.- Socioeconomic Issues and the Transplant Recipient.- Adherence to the Immunosuppressive Regimen in Adult and Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.- Transitioning Between Pediatric and Adult Clinics.